Also it's an NA engine. Look at its engine bay. There is not much going on.
Compared to my puma defender, there are millions of coolant pipes, intercooler, turbo, air hoses....
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Also it's an NA engine. Look at its engine bay. There is not much going on.
Compared to my puma defender, there are millions of coolant pipes, intercooler, turbo, air hoses....
For a non LR the Unlimited diesel would be my pick .Quote:
Have u considered a rubicon unlimited aswell? Very capable off road, id argue better than a stock defender. Just dont know how they go towing??
Not necessarily a Rubicon which only comes in petrol, although the latest V6 is very nice. I have driven a shorty V6 a bit also, and aside from it having very little torque so it would change down on hills like Moonie Moonie It was very nice to drive and quite perky.
But the dash is very high and claustrophobia inducing and the windows small.
If you think a D2 roofrack is expensive don't ask about an Unlimited one. The rack has to be fitted to the chassis at the back as the plastic roof is not strong enough. And the Baja rack doesn't let you open the roof openings , although a few washers would fix that.
I also did a video on fitting a roof rack to one of those.
Regards Philip A
The early ones did not have crawl control or AFAIR a large fuel tank, or the ability to have ETC and rear diff locked.Quote:
In low range, I used the crawl co tell quite a bit. It is amazing
You have to be very careful and know what was fitted to which year before assuming that it is there.
BTW , I was trying to jump the thing so was in high range when the ESC would cut in. I would think this would occur if you were trying to climb a sand dune. In fact also on the day, I was in the Jeep and another driver in the FJ and he had several attempts to get up one dune where I aced it. I don't know whether it was the driver or the car.
Regards Philip A
Yes, looking at an MY16 version. It has all the electronic 'trickery', plus the big 175 litre fuel tanks! Ouch to fill up!
They do have a 'live' rear axle I believe...
One of the biggest reasons I prefer the FJ to the other, more than capable offerings, is that I like the 'quirky' looks that make it stand out from the masses of white boxy FWD's out there. A bit like the 'Defender'...
Drove one yesterday, it was quiet and surprisingly refined with that big 4 litre V6 doing 1300 RPM at 100kph!
But then I open up my garage and look at my Keswick Green Defender and my heart says no!! [tonguewink]
Ifs and irs, no live axle.Quote:
Originally Posted by YOLO110
I know what u mean, i had to sell the 110 due to growing family and safety concerns. Also made the most of cashing in before the new defender comes out.
AFAIK it was designed for the US market, hence petrol only, and as ugly as, [bigrolf].Quote:
Originally Posted by edddo
The original was to be a limited production run, (I read in a car magazine once that it was to use up some extra floor pans and components they had at the end of that particular model Prado run) but their popularity in the US meant they kept making them for a while.
Live axle on the rear of FJQuote:
Originally Posted by 1nando
Appologies, you are correct....dont know why i thought irs[emoji848]Quote:
Originally Posted by martnH
Ugly, crap rear doors and crap cargo space.
Pajero isQuote:
Originally Posted by 1nando
Hehe
My family has one. NA engine with IFs and IRS. Factory rear locker. Double wishbone just like those Dakar rally cars....
Don't know how long those suspension components will last....